No place is comfortable, when you are waiting for someone else to do a job you think of as your own.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Waiting for others to do your work makes you feel uneasy.
- In plain terms
- It feels wrong to wait for someone else to finish your job.
- What can you take from it?
- Feeling productive requires owning your responsibilities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it okay to wait?
- How do you define your own job?
Another view
Sometimes waiting is necessary and strategic.
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